which one are you going to be looking at to get santa's whereabouts, norad or google maps? >> i've used norad all the years i've been a meteorologist. so i might try both and see who tracks santa better. that might be a whole other project to do. >> dana, thank you. bonnie, thank you. >>> the christmas tree at the white house is a longstanding tradition, and each first lady comes to the white house with different style and traditions, but they do get help, lots of it. in 2008, colleen christian burke's longtime dream to help decorate the white house came true, and that inspired her to write the book, "christmas with the first ladies." colleen is here in the studio this morning. good morning. merry christmas. you're so festive. let's talk about how you got to the white house and became part of the decorating team in 2008. it began with a letter and then another one. >> and another one. >> and then hundreds of letters. but you had no connection to the white house. you just wrote these letters, hoping to get in? >> i and made some phone calls. thank goodness for computers, and